Solar cells basic information?
Laura Asked: Solar cells basic information?
I need to find some basic information on solar cells but I can only find this: http://www.solar-power-answers.co.uk/basics.php
Its for a science ICA so is important, I've only got tonight to do it because my science teacher forgot to tell the class we started tomorrow.
Any information and/or web addresses would be useful, thanks.
Answers:
A solar cell (also called photovoltaic cell or photoelectric cell) is a solid state electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect.
A lot sites for companies that sell solar cells have info of this sort.I used to have several bookmarked, but here are a couple I was able to find off hand.
http://www.bigfrogmountain.com/Research.
http://www.powerfilmsolar.com/education/
A solar cell (also called photovoltaic cell or photoelectric cell) is a solid state electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect.
Assemblies of cells used to make solar modules which are used to capture energy from sunlight, are known as solar panels. The energy generated from these solar modules, referred to as solar power, is an example of solar energy.
Photovoltaics is the field of technology and research related to the practical application of photovoltaic cells in producing electricity from light, though it is often used specifically to refer to the generation of electricity from sunlight.
Cells are described as photovoltaic cells when the light source is not necessarily sunlight. These are used for detecting light or other electromagnetic radiation near the visible range, for example infrared detectors, or measurement of light intensity.
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